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Mark Quinn

@markquinn1968.bsky.social
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Associate Professor UCL Institute of Education. Deputy Director ECF. Co-host Staffroom podcast. Ed D candidate. Fiction author at markwrites1968.wordpress.com

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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
markquinn1968.wordpress.com/2026/07/12/o... We have achieved some great things this year with the UCL ECT programme, and have identified some areas we want to improve. Colleague, Nancy Karmali Belmonte summarises. #edusky @ioe.bsky.social
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One year in: Learning from the ECT Programme
This year, colleagues at the Centre for Educational Leadership launched the latest iteration of the UCL Early Career Teacher Programme (ECTP). The programme offers structured professional learning …
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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Fantastic afternoon spent at Redbridge Education Partnership listening to ECTs at the end of their second year, discussing the impact on them and their pupils of their practitioner inquiries. This… | ...
Fantastic afternoon spent at Redbridge Education Partnership listening to ECTs at the end of their second year, discussing the impact on them and their pupils of their practitioner inquiries. This uni...
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
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I spent a week in Portugal last month in the company of these inspiring educators in Arraiolos and Lisbon. Their schools are at the very heart of communities that, in turn, cherish their… | Mark Quinn
I spent a week in Portugal last month in the company of these inspiring educators in Arraiolos and Lisbon. Their schools are at the very heart of communities that, in turn, cherish their achievements....
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Pretty chuffed to have co-authored a chapter in this, about how teachers continue to develop professionally after they qualify. ##EduSky
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
IOE Insights | Disinformation, misinformation and conspiracy theories | The Staffroom share.google/4r5beoBxWHgZ... Feels timely to reshare this Staffroom podcast cohosted with @elainelong.bsky.social ##EduSky
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Disinformation, misinformation and conspiracy theories | The Staffroom | IOE Insights | Episode
In an increasingly digital landscape, what can teachers do to guide, safeguard and support their students?Teacher training is largely designed for an analogue world, but teachers now find themselves i...
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
schoolsweek.co.uk/heads-overwh... A report card on Ofsted's report card framework. Serious concerns expressed here. #EduSky
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Heads 'overwhelmingly negative' about new Ofsted inspections
100 leaders share experience of revamped Ofsted inspections in new survey
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
My tips for women in Burnham's cabinet: Mahmoud (Home), Foreign Office (Cooper), Chancellor (Fahnbulleh). Would love to see Raymer in a Devolution/Constitutional reform role. Phillipson deserves to retain Education portfolio.
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Again @uklabour.bsky.social will elect a man to lead the party. 3 women currently hold the other great offices of state: how many will Burnham retain?
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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Learning to Teach in the Secondary School: 10th edition | Mark Quinn
Takeaways from our chapter in this recent publication for teacher educators.
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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Learning to Teach in the Secondary School: 10th edition | Mark Quinn
Takeaways from our chapter in this recent publication for teacher educators.
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I've read 36 out of 100 on the list. How many have you read? #booksky www.theguardian.com/p/x4f9v5
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The 100 best novels of all time
The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202... In this latest UCL IOE podcast, I ask Dr Alissa Goodman about her new cohort study of 30000 babies born in 2026
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Following a new generation to understand childhood and inequality | Research for the Real World
How research on babies and families can inform early years policy before inequalities widen.
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Just spent 3 days with this group of Portuguese school leaders in Zaragoza at the mid point of our UCL Leadership for Learning programme in Spain and Portugal. Truly inspiring.
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Emily MacLeod PhD @emilymacleod.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
'Teacher recruitment and retention are separate issues – they need tackling in different ways' My new article in @uk.theconversation.com is now out (1/5 🧵) theconversation.com/teacher-recr...
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Teacher recruitment and retention are separate issues – they need tackling in different ways
The reasons why people do not become teachers are not the same reasons why people leave the classroom.
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
I think, whether you mentor teacher trainees or early career teachers, this podcast is for you. It's about mentoring which educative, avoids the trap of the 'easy answer' and understands the duality of the mentor conversation. #EduSky
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
The latest episode of @elainelong.bsky.social and my Staffroom podcast, this from mentoring expert Tessa Blair from East London TSH share.transistor.fm/s/71359c95 Please listen, like and share.
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Learning teaching: Why mindset matters and what this means for mentors | The Staffroom | IOE insights | Episode
Tessa Blair (East London Teaching School Hub) tells us how mentors can support the development of positive orientations to learning.She tells Mark and Elaine how a professional culture tied to learnin...
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
'Votes at 16' is coming, but how prepared are young people? Next Thursday, join Hattie Andrews @politicsproject.bsky.social, Emma Connolly @uclspeechlab.bsky.social and Hans Svennevig @citizenshippgceioe.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social at this in-person event with @uclspp.bsky.social. Sign up 👇
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Votes at 16: Is Citizenship Education up to Scratch?
The UK is lowering the voting age to 16, but how prepared are young people to take part in elections?
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Just returned from a week in Riyadh, working with 50 Saudi teacher trainers for UCL's new school leaders development programme. Powerful learning for us all.
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Charlotte Hacking is great in this lecture. She also guested, with Dominic Wyse, on our Staffroom podcast on the same topic www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202...
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Bringing balance to the 'reading wars' debate | The Staffroom: S06E01
A holistic view of how phonics, writing, reading and language come together to make a child truly literate.
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Season 6 opener of my Staffroom podcast with @elainelong.bsky.social Bringing some sanity to the 'reading wars' we hope. www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202...
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Bringing balance to the 'reading wars' debate | The Staffroom: S06E01
A holistic view of how phonics, writing, reading and language come together to make a child truly literate.
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Elaine Long @elainelong.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
A must listen for teachers and leaders. @evelynforde1.bsky.social tells us why mattering is so important @markquinn1968.bsky.social
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Making sure everyone matters: Evelyn Forde tells 'herstory' | The Staffroom: S05E04
Evelyn Forde shares her lived experience, from not feeling she mattered in school to becoming headteacher of the year.
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Emily MacLeod PhD @emilymacleod.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Thank you for reading this far! If you're still interested you can hear me talk this all through on IOE's Staffroom podcast with @markquinn1968.bsky.social & @elainelong.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202... And papers incoming!
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What happens to the ‘could have beens’ who decided not to teach? | ECF Staffroom: S04E05 | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
Mark and Elaine hear from researcher Emily Macleod, who says that if we want more people to try out teaching, we have to stop thinking of it as a vocation.
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202... Great episode of The Staffroom with Julie Dockrell: literacy and talk with me and @long_enl
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"If we don't create opportunities for talk, we build in disadvantage" | The Staffroom: S05E02 | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
Julie Dockrell talks to us about how oral language is the foundation for all other learning and what the implications of this are for teachers.
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
#EduSky has been listening to our podcast in UK, US, and south east Asia. Teachers everywhere have similar concerns.
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202... Great episode of The Staffroom with Julie Dockrell: literacy and talk with me and @long_enl
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"If we don't create opportunities for talk, we build in disadvantage" | The Staffroom: S05E02 | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
Julie Dockrell talks to us about how oral language is the foundation for all other learning and what the implications of this are for teachers.
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
If you are in teaching or teacher ed, this is worth reading. Schools as we know them are often toxic for yp, but they needn't be.
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Elaine Long @elainelong.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
If you want to go beyond simplified conceptions of the learning sciences, this is a must listen @markquinn1968.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202...
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"Asking the awkward questions" | The Staffroom: S05E01 | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
In this episode, Guy Claxton takes us beyond simplified conceptions of the learning sciences and explains why teachers are sometimes vulnerable to fads and trends.
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
markwrites1968.wordpress.com/2024/12/28/a... For the 9th consecutive year, I have curated my 12 months in reading. Here is my 2024. #amreading #literature #books
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I began doctoral study in October ’23, so much of my reading time was taken up with that. I don’t curate my study reading but, despite this, 4 of my 22 books this year are educational. …
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
There many jobs in 'teaching'. In this ECF Staffroom episode, @elainelong.bsky.social and I quizzed Sally Adams about her route from #EarlyYears teacher to research lead. #Education @ioe.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202...
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From the early years school to the research school | ECF Staffroom: S04E06 | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
In this episode, Sally Adams tells us about her new role leading adult learning – and the ways teaching can be a great stepping stone for a host of different careers.
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
This is one of our most provocative episodes of ECF Staffroom, dispelling some #EdNeuroSci myths. @elainelong.bsky.social with Dr Rebecca Gordon youtube.com/watch?v=__zw...
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
podfollow.com/1459265416/e... This podcast, co-hosted with @elainelong.bsky.social, has Dr Emily Mac lead discussing why young people - who could have become teachers - didn't #Teaching #Education
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IOE insights: What happens to the ‘could have beens’ who decided not to teach? | ECF Staffroom
Mark and Elaine hear from researcher Emily Macleod, who says that if we want more people to try out teaching, we have to stop thinking of it as a vocation."These trajectories into teaching, they're...
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Elaine Long @elainelong.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
What happens to the ‘could have beens’? Emily tells us we should really think more about this if we want to improve teacher recruitment. A must listen for anyone wanting to broaden their knowledge of teacher recruitment
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
podfollow.com/1459265416/e... This podcast, co-hosted with @elainelong.bsky.social, has Dr Emily Mac lead discussing why young people - who could have become teachers - didn't #Teaching #Education
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IOE insights: What happens to the ‘could have beens’ who decided not to teach? | ECF Staffroom
Mark and Elaine hear from researcher Emily Macleod, who says that if we want more people to try out teaching, we have to stop thinking of it as a vocation."These trajectories into teaching, they're...
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Well done, Tara GFC London for winning the all-Britain #GAA champs today. Shout out to brother, Niall, team manager.
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Mark Quinn @markquinn1968.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
www.theguardian.com/education/20... Can this be how we want our schools to be?
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Teachers at top academy in Hackney ‘screamed at’ and humiliated pupils, say angry parents
Mossbourne academy accused of bullying and damaging children’s mental health as local authority asked to step in
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